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Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
Monday
02
December
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Seminar From the Third Wave to the Backlash: changes and continuities in elite perceptions of democracy in Brazil

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Room S12, Maison de la Paix and Online

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Join us for a discussion on Elites and Democracy: Between Commitment and Disappointment, an event that examines how political, economic, and civil servant elites in Brazil and South Africa view democracy today.

This project explores elite attitudes in two countries where democratization occurred in the Third Wave but where democratic institutions now face significant pressures. We’ll focus on elite perspectives regarding their commitment to democracy, trust in institutions, and trust in voters. For Brazil, we also look at changes over 30 years by comparing current views with a 1993 survey.

As democracy worldwide faces skepticism and challenges, understanding elite perspectives helps clarify the stability and future of democratic institutions in these countries. Join us to explore these findings and their implications.

Elisa Reis is Professor of Political Sociology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and chair of the Interdisciplinary Research Network for the Study of Social Inequality (NIED).

She earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is fellow member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and fellow member of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).

She has received scholarships from the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq.), the Research Council of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), The Fulbright Commission, the Italian Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, among others, to carry out research in Brazil and elsewhere, and has a long list of publications in Brazilian and foreign periodicals. She has taught as visiting professor at the University of California at San Diego, Columbia University, MIT, and the Ludwig Maximilians Universitat, Munich.

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